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Weilenmann School of Discovery

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Weilenmann School of Discovery is a rural public school in Park City, Utah that is part of Utah Department of Education. It serves 422 students in grades K - 8. Its teachers have had 13 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades K - 8

422 Students

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4199 Kilby Rd

Park City, UT 84098 View local requests

http://wsdpc.org/

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Weilenmann School of Discovery Demographics

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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Weilenmann School of Discovery has received support from 46 individuals from Utah and 7 individuals out-of-state.

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